user55474
Reputation: 537
WCF http activation without IIS
Is it possible to enable HTTP components for WCF without installing IIS. When i try to enable the HTTP components on windows server 2008 it forces me to enable the web server components. Is there a workaround by not installing webserver. (any solution other than self hosting or windows service) thanks Ben
Upvotes: 0
Views: 742
Answers (1)
Anas Karkoukli
Reputation: 1342
WCF services can be hosted in any managed .NET application, not only IIS. You can either host it inside a windows service, or create a standard .NET executable to host the service (self-hosting). You can configure your end point to http eventhough the WCF is hosted outside IIS.
Check this article for more insight:
Hosting and Consuming WCF Services
Upvotes: 1
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